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Bethsabée

49 %|Nov 21, 1947|Drama

Danielle Darrieux stars as Arabella Delvaire in this baroque adaptation of Pierre Benoit's novel Bethshabee. Arabella is a woman of the world who arrives at a remote Foreign Legion outpost for a rendezvous with her current lover, Captain Duveuil. It so happens that one of Arabella's previous amours, Captain Somerville (Paul Meurisse), is also serving at the same post. So much for joining the Foreign Legion to forget. A climactic knife duel "solves" the film's various plot complications. Despite its Foreign Legion background, Bethsabee has next to no action, which must have made things difficult when the film was distributed to the U.S.

Featured Crew

Léonide Moguy
Director
Pierre Benoît
Novel
Jacques Rémy
Scenario Writer
Raymond Borderie
Producer
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Nicolas Hayer
Director of Photography
Borys Lewin
Editor
Henri Ménessier
Production Design

Cast

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Danielle Darrieux
Arabella Delvert
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Georges Marchal
Le capitaine Georges Dubreuil
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Jean Murat
Le Colonel de Cervière
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Paul Meurisse
Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
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Pierre-Louis
Le lieutenant Testard (as Pierre Louis)
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Olivier Darrieux
Le chauffeur
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Nicolas Vogel
L'adjudant
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Larbi Tounsi
(as Tounsi)
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Andrée Clément
Evelyne - la fille du colonel, maîtresse de Sommerville
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José Davilla
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Paola Manelli
(uncredited)
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Mireille Ozy
(uncredited)
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René Pascal
Petit rôle (uncredited)